ISMS is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. ISMS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ISMS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ISMS is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ISMS
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ISMS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ISMS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 36,308.
What stands out about ISMS
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ISMS mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
Doctrines, theories or systems of belief considered together, especially political or artistic ones.
Isms is the informal plural used when several distinct doctrines or movements, each usually named with the ending -ism, are spoken of together as a group rather than singled out. Someone tired of isms is tired of ideological labels in general.
How ISMS is used
Informal; used to dismiss or generalise about doctrines rather than to name a specific one.
- He grew tired of all the isms argued about at the meeting.
- The essay traced the rise and fall of several artistic isms.
- She said she had no patience left for isms of any kind.
- Their conversation drifted into a debate about competing isms.
- The lecture compared three isms that shaped the century.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ISMS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ISMS
The 4 tiles of ISMS in a different order — 2 found.
Words ending in ISMS
Showing 24 of 1618 words that end in ISMS. Useful as a back hook: play ISMS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in ISMS
Common questions about ISMS
- Is ISMS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ISMS, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ISMS worth?
- ISMS is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ISMS mean?
- Doctrines, theories or systems of belief considered together, especially political or artistic ones.
- What letters can be added to ISMS?
- ISMS takes 2 hooks: 2 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ISMS:
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